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“It’s sir to you.”
“You’re no longer my boss.”
“Depends.”
My heart skips a beat and I hate it. I hate how I’m irrevocably out of control when it comes to Daniel and his words and his actions and his presence. But what I hate the most is that there isn’t a way to tame or tamp down my reaction to him.
It’s always meant to cross every line.
Every limit.
Every logical barrier.
“You said you’ve known Nikki for a long time,” Jay says in a contemplative tone. “That means you can let her keep her job.”
“Again, it depends.” Daniel continues staring at Jay as if he’s contemplating what to do with him, and I’m not sure why the mama bear in me is demanding I protect Jay from his watchful gaze.
But I don’t need to, because the blue of his eyes slides to me, slowly, suffocatingly. “A word.”
I glance down at Jay, then back at Daniel again. I wish I had the luxury of telling him he can shove it where no one can see, but I don’t, so I motion at Daniel to follow me onto the small balcony and shut the door behind us, locking out a curious Jay inside.
It isn’t until I’m nearly chest to chest with Daniel that I regret my choice of place.
His bergamot, lime, and male scent envelop me with intrusiveness that steals my breath.
I can’t help noticing how a few rebellious strands of his hair have left the rest and fallen over his forehead. Or how his suit looks as perfectly pressed as it did this morning.
His face, however, appears blank. It’s nothing like the savage devil who fired me without listening to anything I had to say, but it’s not welcoming either.
The rusty railing digs into my back in my hopeless attempt to keep as much space between us as possible. It’s disastrous enough without us having to touch.
Daniel cocks his head toward the glass door. “Is he mine?”
I nearly choke on my spit. “W-what?”
“Is the boy mine?”
“No!”
“Is he yours, then?”
“What the hell, no! He’s my brother.”
“Official papers indicate as such, but maybe you had your mother adopt him to take the heat off you?”
“She was in prison, Daniel. How could she adopt anyone?”
“Just putting all the possibilities out there considering who his legal fucking father is.” His eyes darken and his posture turns as rigid as the metal at my back. Heat creeps up my cheeks, and it’s entirely due to the damn audacity of this man.
“Jayden’s father and everything about him is none of your business.”
“Are you sure you want to put it that way? I heard you’re in the middle of a custody suit and need a steady job as much as scientists need to start searching for a stupidity cure.”
“How did you…? Wait, was it Aspen?”
“Doesn’t matter. Your employment status does.”
I bite my lower lip but remain silent.
